Cargo Hires In Greenville, SC and Toronto

Cargo, a new model marketing agency specializing in helping global brands connect with small businesses, announced today it has hired two employees to serve an increasing amount of business-to-small business (B2SB) work. The new employees are Laura Hickey and Grant Skellenger.

Hickey is a Client Engagement manager and the first full-time employee permanently located at Cargo’s office in Toronto, Canada. She is responsible for managing marketing and communications with Mercedes-Benz Vans dealers across Canada. Prior to joining Cargo, Hickey served as an account coordinator for Aimia Inc., a global leader in loyalty management programs. Prior to that she served as a customer relations specialist for one of North America’s largest financial institutions — TD Bank Financial Group — and was involved in the promotion of special events for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

Hickey has a bachelor’s degree and certification in Publicity and Public Relations from the University of Toronto.

Skellenger is a digital project manager and developer at Cargo working from its Greenville, SC office. Prior to joining Cargo he spent nearly 15 years at ScanSource in a variety of technical service capacities, ultimately becoming Director of Technical Services. In 2009 he left ScanSource to produce a feature-length movie called More Than Diamonds.

Skellenger has bachelor’s degrees in English and Religion from Southern Wesleyan University.  

About Cargo

Established in 2006 with offices in Greenville, S.C. and Toronto, Ontario, Cargo is a new model marketing agency specializing in helping brands connect with small businesses, otherwise known as B2SB Marketing. Cargo’s client brands include Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Healthstat, and Daimler. Follow Cargo on Twitter @tweetcargo or visit http://www.thecargoagency.com.